Well, we must be ‘common’ then.
Another day, another man telling us that we’re not up to standard.
This time, William Hanson, an etiquette expert, has revealed what items he thinks are not posh.
Yep, first a tin opener meant you were poor, and now this.
William has picked out six homeware items that he thinks lower your standards (and to be honest, we’re taking these with a pinch of salt):
1. Black Satin
Mr Hanson told The Sun: “It is an eternal puzzle as to why people think that satin sheets (black or indeed any other colour) are the height of good taste.
“Real quality bed linens should be cotton, linen or a blend of both. Silk and satin sheets are the reserve of haggard ungentlemanly playboys.”
2. Teddies
“Whilst one fairly battered and weathered teddy bear on an adult’s bed shows character and alludes to days in a grand house’s nursery, a swamp of cutesy animals covering a bed is downmarket.
“If the teddies are holding hearts with trite, sickly messages then it is even worse and shows soppiness – and there are few things less sophisticated than that,” he told the publication.
3. Big mirrors
“Smutty and smeary mirrors in odd and unusual places are vulgar – in every sense of the word. Not only do they show an obscene and unhealthy attitude to physical romance but it screams of narcissism,” he explained.
“It is never the case that anyone with a mirror on their bedroom ceiling is as good looking as they think they are. In fact, the bigger the mirror the more unattractive they usually are.”
4. Mirrored furniture
William said: “Who wants to spend every moment polishing and buffing glass or wasting their help’s time by asking them to do it?
“Oak or mahogany furniture, slightly chipped or worn in places, is far smarter and will always carry more cachet.”
5. Canvas prints of cities
“I would guess that at least half of the people who relax under such prints haven’t visited the city, yet alone been to America in the first place.
“Even if the canvas print isn’t of the populist capital of America, pictures on walls should ideally be housed in frames,” Mr Hanson said.
6. Too many pillows
“Is there a multitude of cushions on the bed?” William asks.
“Well, yes, well done: you’ve clearly holidayed in Dubai and taken inspiration from your OTT hotel. In short, the more cushions, the more déclassé your bedroom is.
